Rana Babar Hussain Abid

Rana Babar Hussain Abid is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-208 Mian Channu from February 2024 till date. Previously, he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from April 2008 to December 2012 and again from August 2013 to May 2018, and again from August 2018 to January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 18 August 1973 in Mian Channu.
He received a degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Hailey College of Commerce and a degree of Master of Business Administration which he received in 1996 from Philippine School of Business Administration.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party from Constituency PP-217 in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 39,938 votes and defeated Zahoor Hussain Qureshi.
In December 2012, he quit the PPP and joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N). He also resigned from his Punjab Assembly seat.
In 2013, he was allocated a PML-N ticket to contest the 2013 general election from Constituency NA-217. However, the election in the constituency was postponed after the death of a candidate.
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-217 in by-polls held in August 2013.
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-208 in the 2018 Pakistani general election.